Container display top



Sept. 25, 1934. V. s. FAULHAFER 1,974,672

CONTAINER DISPLAY TOP Filed Feb. 15, 1954 MW my INVENTOR Patented Sept.25, 1934 UNITED STATES CONTAINER DISPLAY TOP Valentine George Faulhafer,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Application February 13, 1934,Serial No. 711,016 In Canada March 7, 1933 4 Claims.

provision of a container top which may be quickly put on and removedfrom the container so that the top may be used over and over again withother containers.

These and other objects will be more fully explained in the followingspecification and accompanying drawing considered together orseparately.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an isometric view of the container top.

Figure 2 is a side view of the container top.

Figure 3 is a front view of the container top showing 1 attached to acontainer.

Similar characters and numerals of reference refer to similar partsthereof in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates one of the side pieces of the top to which isriveted by means of the rivets 5 a number of metallic slats 4 as shownmore particularly in Figure 1 with the other end of the slats 4 beingriveted at 5 to the end piece 6. The distance between the end pieces 1and 6 corresponds to the outside width of the container to which the topis to be attached, being placed over top of said container as clearlyillustrated in Figure 3. In order to clamp the container and to preventthe top from being removed therefrom, the side piece 1 is provided witha series of prongs 8, the points of which are disposed in a direction toengage and penetrate a wall of a box when engaged therewith, and Ifurther provide a lever 10 centrally pivoted at 9 at the middle of theend piece 6. To diametrically opposite sides of the lever 10 areattached rods 11, each rod terminating into a hook 13. The wires 11extend through sleeves 12 so as to provide a bearing support therefor,and as may be readily seen in Fig. 2, the hooks 13 extend beyondrespective edges of the end piece 6, so as to readily admit a boxtherebetween. As shown in the position in Figure 2, the hooks 13 are inan inoperative condition, allowing the top to be removed from thecontainer. When the lever 10 is swung over to one side as shown in thedotted lines, the hooks 13 are drawn toward each other and grasp thesides of the Wooden box so that in conjunction with the prongs 8 the topcannot be removed, although the contents of the container are perfectlyvisible and present an attractive appearance enabling the purchaser tosee and examine the fruit which he is about to buy.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I havedescribed the principle of my invention, together with the apparatuswhich I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but Idesire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merelyillustrative and that the invention can be carried out in other ways.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A box attachment comprising a pair of boxengaging members havingangularly disposed Walls, spaced slats connected to a wall of each ofthe box-engaging members, one of the box-engaging members having prongsformed in one of the angularly disposed walls for engagement with a box,said other box-engaging-member having bearing members, rods slidablymounted in said bearing members, said rods having hook portionspositioned exteriorly of the box-engaging member and adapted to engageportions of 'a box, and means associated with the rods for moving thehook portions into and out of engagement with a box.

2. A box attachment comprising a pair of opposed box-engaging members,spaced slats connected to respective members, one of said members havingprongs adapted to engage a portion of a box disposed between themembers, a pair of oppositely disposed rod members slidably supported bythe other member,v a lever pivotally mounted upon the last named member,said rod members being pivotally engaged with the lever and having hookportions at their free ends adapted to be drawn into engagement with abox upon movement of the lever in one direction.

3. A box attachment comprising a pair of opposed box-engaging members,spaced slats connectedto respective members, one of said members havingprongs adapted to engage a portion of a box disposed between themembers, a pair of oppositely disposed rod members slidably supported bythe other member, each of said rods having hook portions at their freeends adapted to be drawn into engagement with a box, and lever meansassociated with the rods for moving and holding the hooks in engagementwith a box.

4. A'box attachment comprising a pair of boxengaging members havingangularly disposed walls, spaced slats connected to a wall of each ofthe box-engaging members, one of said members having a pair ofoppositely disposed slidable rods, a lever pivotally mounted upon saidlast named member, said rods being pivotally engaged with the lever andhaving hook portions at their free ends adapted to be drawn intoengagement with a box upon movement of the lever in one direction, andbox-attaching means upon the other of said box engaging members.

VALENTINE GEORGE FAULHAFER.

